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Join me for a free Grand Opening and fun-filled day from 2-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, as the first phase of the Orange County Great Park’s Sports Park is unveiled.

No RSVP is needed. Click here for the map for directions into the Great Park.

All fields will be activated at 2 p.m., then join the Mayor and City Council for an official ribbon-cutting at 3:30 p.m. inside the Soccer Stadium at the Great Park, followed by the first soccer match in the new stadium.

There will be exhibitions, and opportunities, on the six soccer fields, 25 tennis courts, and five sand volleyball courts that will be open on that day.

Bring the family to enjoy the new Children’s Play Area. Food trucks will available for guests to purchase food from 2-8 p.m.

A special free family concert featuringThe Blues Brotherswith Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi will begin inside the Soccer Stadium at 7:15 p.m.

Wear comfortable shoes to experience the first 53 acres of what will become the 194-acre Sports Park!

Here’s the schedule of events for the Sports Park Grand Opening on Aug. 5:

Irvine Community Services Commissioner Melissa Fox speaks to City Council on behalf of OC veterans, urging the City Council to set aside land in the Great Park as a final resting place for Orange County veterans